So I got some emails asking me about how I was able to come up with my purpose statement and decided to do this post;
I actually wrote some time ago about getting a material from Chip Brogden’s The School of
Christ.
This was what really helped me in coming up with my own purpose
statement. I will share some of the steps with you here as I feel it will help
you greatly;
STEP 1
Find
a quiet place where you can be alone and undisturbed while you complete this
exercise. Then think about your answer
to the following questions:
1) Pretend that you have all money you want and
all the time you need. What would you do?
2) What would you attempt to do if you knew you
could not fail?
3) If your life was a movie, and you could write
the script anyway you chose, what would happen?
4)
If you were to die TODAY, what incomplete, undone, never accomplished things
would you regret the most?
STEP 2
Answer
the following questions to uncover clues that will help clarify and define your
unique Purpose.
1) What are your unique gifts and talents?
(Things you are naturally good at.)
2) What are your unique skills? (Things you have
learned to be good at.)
3) What are your unique experiences? (Positive
and negative events in your life.)
4) What are your unique passions? (Things that
get you “stirred up.”)
a)
What makes you happy, satisfied, or joyful?
b)
What makes you angry, furious, or frustrated?
c)
What makes you sad enough to cry out to God?
d)
What stirs you, or inspires you, to take action?
5) What is your unique time and season? (Are you
preparing, or pursuing your Purpose?
6) Name three people (other than Jesus) that you
admire most in the Bible, and why:
7) Name three people who have made the deepest
impression on you, and why:
8) List your top three values (character traits
you think are most important to have):
9) Ask three people who know you well to answer
the following two questions about you:
a)
What do you think I am best at? b) What three character traits describe me the
best?
Summarize
the feedback you receive below:
STEP 3
Prayerfully
consider what you have learned so far about who you are, what you are becoming,
why you are here, and what God is showing you.
Then, write down a Purpose Statement for yourself that sums you up in
ONE SENTENCE.
“My
Purpose is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………”
If
you get stuck at this point, don’t let it bother you. Just adapt the Purpose Statement below and
begin living according to this purpose right now! Later, you can customize this to better suit
your needs, or update it as needed to reflect your specific passions, gifts,
skills, experiences, and character.
Remember: Your Purpose is not your decision, it is your discovery!
“My
Purpose is to live, to learn, to love, and to leave something behind.”
1.
TO LIVE is to take care of your physical health
2. TO LEARN is to take care of
your mental and emotional health
3. TO LOVE is to take care of your social
health (family, friends, and other relationships)
4. TO LEAVE SOMETHING BEHIND
is to take care of your spiritual health – serving God, helping others, and
leaving behind a Christ-centered testimony.
You
can get the full version of The Balanced Christian life here
Cheers!
'Dammie
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